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Messages - Benjamin Daniel

#1
I was at St Sepulchre's earlier today, and noticed that the console has had the pedal board removed.  I wonder whether any plans exist for this organ to be brought back into playable condition ... ?
#2
Thank you for such an informative answer.

I was curious also as to whether the effectiveness of a small instrument is influenced by factors such as the scale of the pipes, wind pressure, or other such variables.

I have also noticed the description whereby a rank of pipes is said to be added "on a clamp", but have so far failed to find a description or picture on the web.  Please could someone explain this to me?
#3
I came across details of another small H&H organ which is remarked upon in glowing terms: http://www.cumbrianorganists.org.uk/organs/keswick.html

I was wondering what is the secret behind "producing several quarts out of a pint pot", and also why the idea isn't more widely used?
#4
I had a look at the order of the slides on "my" organ and the Celeste is separated from the other 8 foot ranks by the 4' principal.  Commonplace no doubt, but something I'd never appreciated before.
#5
Thanks David, but your reply still leaves me with some confusion.

I can appreciate that the effect of a diapason beating with a celeste could be ravishing, but at the same time you state that Compton often often provided a two-rank celeste.

I've never thought anything of colouring the sound of the celeste + gamba duo, usually by adding the stopped diapason whilst "doodling" over the keys to cover liturgical action.  I'd assumed Whitlock was asking for the same kind of thing but using the Open Diapason to add body to the beating strings rather than to beat with a single celeste rank.

I will listen again carefully to see if the beating effect of the celestes disappears when the open diapason is added, but I do not believe this to be the case on the organ I usually play.
#6
"There is a place in Percy Whitlock's music where he gives the direction: "Open Diapason and Celeste" (Andante Tranquillo in E flat from Five Short Pieces) – not possible! ..... the Open Diapason and the Celeste won't beat with each other, they'll sound in tune, or just off speech and wrong."

I'd assumed that Percy Whitlock's direction here implies that the Swell Open Diapason is to be used in conjunction with the Celeste + Gamba, rather than as a substitute for the Gamba.
#7
In the early 90s I attended two or three weekends for young organists at Addington Palace.  The following organ was at that time located in the chapel: http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=R01719

It is the most delightful small organ I have had the pleasure of playing, with a seemingly endless variety of colours possible from the small stop list.  The 16 ft Oboe on the swell and the novelty of a Great to Swell coupler are particular features which have always stuck in my mind.  The pneumatic action was extremely prompt.

I remember feeling extremely lucky indeed on those occasions when I found it wasn't already being used by someone else for practice!